this is dedicated to all those mourning the loss of zachary sieben (1989-2009). zach, you are incredibly loved and sorely missed.
take me where the oak trees grow
paint my face with rabbit snow
malinger, savor, tread no more.
lay me down on salty bed
lay my comrades head to head
let the ocean fall instead
trace our faces, fall in buckets.
don't be scared, i tell you dear.
justified is every tear.
know there's no time limit here,
just a water well to stare in.
ache my joints creak my bones
sing me songs in sieben tones
to burden or to be alone?
such ripples grief sustains.
